Rural-Urban Farmer Workshops on Iowa Climate Practices
GrantID: 71288
Grant Funding Amount Low: $10,000,000
Deadline: August 7, 2025
Grant Amount High: $10,000,000
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Grant Overview
Iowa's rural-urban split shapes the design of farmers' workshops on climate-adaptive practices. Extension services must serve both large-scale commodity operations in the western half of the state and smaller diversified farms near the Mississippi River.
Workshops focused on heat and humidity thresholds for livestock require different scheduling in northern counties, where winter weather already limits field days. Economic data from the USDA show that corn and soybean acreage dominates, yet specialty crop growers near urban markets face distinct pesticide-drift and irrigation constraints during prolonged dry spells.
The grant supports Iowa State University-led programs that deliver county-level yield and health-risk datasets rather than statewide averages. Partnerships with the Iowa Department of Agriculture must include explicit data-use agreements covering farm-level records.
Application requirements include proof that workshop curricula have been reviewed by both commodity associations and organic certification groups to avoid conflicting recommendations. Funding also covers sensor loans for soil-moisture monitoring that participants can test on their own land.
Unlike surrounding states with larger forested buffers, Iowa's open landscape amplifies wind-driven heat stress, requiring workshop content tailored to windbreak establishment on leased acreage.
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